BACK IN BLACK AND GOLD

After a long hiatus, I have a lot of catching up to do.. So let’s start at the beginning. Ring number 6. Love it! If you haven’t seen it yet, just check out the slide show to the right. There are stones to denote each of the Superbowl titles as well as all the AFC North and AFC Central titles. And of course the icing on the cake……who else has six rings?

OK. Moving past that…..the draft:

(32) Evander Hood (Ziggy) DT Missouri
(79) Kraig Urbik OT Wisconsin
(84) Mike Wallace WR Mississippi
(96) Keenan Lewis (CB) Oregon State
(168) Joe Burnett (CB) Central Florida
(169) Frank Summers (RB) UNLV
(205) Ra’Shon Harris (DT) Oregon
(226) AQShipley (C) Penn State
(241) David Johnson (TE) Arizona State

It looks like the Steelers did well at addressing their line issues. I am not going to spend a lot of time on this. Being drafted is one thing. Making a contribution is what keeps you on the team.

Now that Superbowl rematch last week? I really liked what I saw. Dixon demonstrated a strong ability to keep the offense moving down field. Mendenhall got some work and looked good. Sweed got some work and looked good. McDonald and Dixon connected on several passes as if they were playing out in the back yard. But my little project is Isaac Redman. Redman had 10 carries for 32 yards and scored both of the Steelers’ touchdowns. Who is this guy? He’s a free agent from Bowie State. Now I know what you are going to say: ‘This is pre-season ball’, and you are right. But in Sunday’s practice, Redman scored 8 out of 10 times against the first-string goal-line defense.

Anyway, it’s good to be back in the writer’s chair and I will be updating this at least once a week. I have to thank EILEEN FLINN for taking the photos of the Vince Lombardi Trophy while it was in Harrisburg. Thanks EILEEN, you are the best!